Meaning
'Puss an dog nuh have di same luck' — cat and dog do not share the same luck. Different people meet different fortunes, the proverb observes: what works out for one may not for another, and no two lives run to the same fate. It is offered as a caution against envy and false expectation — do not assume you will get the same outcome as someone else, since each person's luck, gifts, and circumstances differ, and one creature's fortune is not another's.
Examples
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Him get weh wid it, but nuh try it — puss an dog nuh have di same luck.
He got away with it, but don't try it — you may not be so lucky.
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Just because it work fi she nuh mean it work fi yuh. Puss an dog nuh have di same luck.
Just because it worked for her doesn't mean it will for you. Different people, different luck.
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Mi nah compare miself to him. Puss an dog nuh have di same luck.
I won't compare myself to him. We don't share the same fortune.
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It work fi him but nuh guarantee it work fi yuh; puss an dawg nuh hav di same luck.
It worked for him but that's no guarantee for you; different people, different fortunes.
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Two a wi try di same ting an get different result — puss an dawg nuh hav di same luck.
Two of us tried the same thing and got different results — the cat and dog don't share the same luck.
Origin
A Jamaican proverb contrasting the cat ('puss') and the dog, two familiar household animals whose fortunes in life differ, to stand for people's differing luck.
How it’s used
Said to warn against risky imitation or against envy of another's success.